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Economic burden of glaucoma in Rivers State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Primary open angle glaucoma is reported to blind 150,000 people in the Nigerian population and over 7000 in Rivers State, and requires constant follow-up. Compliance is a challenge, given that most inhabitants live below the poverty line. This study was performed to determine how Nigeria...

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Autores principales:	Adio, Adedayo O, Onua, Alfred A
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2012
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526906/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271881 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S37145

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